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viper548 · July 14th, 2004, 10:45

I have it too. When I joined the Air Force they had to do an X-ray of my back and have some expert determine how bad it is....mine was 14.8 degrees. They said it isn't bad. They let me in the air force no problem. It wouldn't even effect me being a pilot in the air force. As for the FAA medicals, find a Doc in the local area that pilots highly reccomend. Pilots are not gonna reccomend the extremely thorough type. The type that get reccomended probably wouldn't "notice" scoliosis. I don't see how it would be an issue anyways unless you had chronic back pain or something like that.

July 14th, 2004, 10:45	#2
viper548 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 821	Re: Would scoliosis affect my medical? I have it too. When I joined the Air Force they had to do an X-ray of my back and have some expert determine how bad it is....mine was 14.8 degrees. They said it isn't bad. They let me in the air force no problem. It wouldn't even effect me being a pilot in the air force. As for the FAA medicals, find a Doc in the local area that pilots highly reccomend. Pilots are not gonna reccomend the extremely thorough type. The type that get reccomended probably wouldn't "notice" scoliosis. I don't see how it would be an issue anyways unless you had chronic back pain or something like that.